Rex Lease
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 11, 1903
- Died
- January 3, 1966 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia Rex Lloyd Lease (February 11, 1903 – January 3, 1966) was an American actor. He appeared in over 300 films, mainly in westerns. Lease arrived in Hollywood in 1924. He found bit and supporting parts at Film Booking Office (FBO), Rayart, more, and was given the opportunity to play a few leads. His first film was A Woman Who Sinned (1924). Rex's earliest westerns were a pair of Tim McCoy silents at MGM, one of which was The Law of the Range (1928) which had a very young Joan Crawford as the heroine and Rex as the "Solitaire Kid". Tim and Lease became friends, and over the next dozen or so years he appeared in seven more McCoy westerns. He had a featured role in director Frank Capra's The Younger Generation (1929), a tale of a Jewish family that move to a more upscale neighborhood. He successfully made the transition to talkies, and starred in melodramas, action flicks, old dark house mysteries, and comedies as well as a couple of western serials and about a dozen low-budget sagebrush yarns and outdoor adventures. In between lead roles, Lease did featured parts in some B westerns. He was Hoot Gibson's brother in Cavalcade of the West (1936); Rex played the "Pecos Kid" in McCoy's Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936); and he worked in a couple of Tom Tylers, Ridin' On (1936) and Fast Bullets (1936). Rex's finale as a star had him teaming up with Rin-Tin-Tin Jr. in The Silver Trail (1937). Though no longer afforded star billing, he continued in smaller roles into the 1950s in films and on TV.
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Filmography
The Gazebo
Movie · as Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
Movie · as Mr. White (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
Movie · as Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
Maverick
TV · as Poker Player #2 · 1 ep
Backlash
Movie · as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
Perils of the Wilderness
Movie · as Sergeant Jim Rodney
The Prodigal
Movie · as Purveyor (uncredited)
The Adventures of Champion
TV · as Assayer · 1 ep
Gun Belt
Movie · as Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
Shadows of Tombstone
Movie · as Fake Drunk
Ride, Vaquero!
Movie · as Deputy
The Wild North
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Toughest Man in Arizona
Movie
Colorado Sundown
Movie · as Rancher who finds dog
Lost in Alaska
Movie · as Old-Timer
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Movie · as Sheriff
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV · as Bartender · 1 ep
Pals of the Golden West
Movie · as Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Movie · as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Singing Guns
Movie · as Stage Driver
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Movie · as Yellowstone
Code of the Silver Sage
Movie · as Captain Matthews
Covered Wagon Raid
Movie · as Bob Davis
Frisco Tornado
Movie · as Henchman
Hills of Oklahoma
Movie · as Joe Brant
The Cisco Kid
TV · as Man Buying Book (uncredited) · 1 ep
Gun Cargo
Movie · as Capt. Jim Parker
A Foreign Affair
Movie · as M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
Out of the Storm
Movie · as Gus Clute
Night Time in Nevada
Movie · as Officer (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
Movie · as Conductor
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Movie · as Hank
Buck Privates Come Home
Movie · as Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
California
Movie · as Stranger (uncredited)
The Phantom Rider
Movie · as Randall
The Crimson Ghost
Movie · as Bain
Sun Valley Cyclone
Movie · as Army Sergeant
Days of Buffalo Bill
Movie · as Bill Clinker
The Time of Their Lives
Movie · as Sgt. Makepeace
White Tie and Tails
Movie · as Briggs (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
Movie · as Card Player (uncredited)
The People's Choice
Movie
You Came Along
Movie · as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Springtime in Texas
Movie · as Pete Grant
Why Girls Leave Home
Movie · as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
Movie · as Collingswood
Earl Carroll Vanities
Movie · as Policeman
Lone Texas Ranger
Movie · as Henchman Whitey
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Movie · as Smiley
The Naughty Nineties
Movie · as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
Movie · as Onlooker (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Movie · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Blonde Ransom
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Code of the Prairie
Movie
Bordertown Trail
Movie · as Sgt. Jenkins
Call of the Rockies
Movie · as Miner Kendall
Firebrands of Arizona
Movie · as Deputy Mike
Dead Man's Eyes
Movie
Calling Dr. Death
Movie
Phony Express
Movie · as Red's Henchman
Dead Man's Gulch
Movie · as Henchman
Keep 'Em Slugging
Movie · as Personnel Manager
Daredevils of the West
Movie · as Jack
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Movie · as Zeke Larkin
Haunted Ranch
Movie · as Rex Lease
King of the Cowboys
Movie · as Bridge Henchman
Idaho
Movie · as Henchman
Riders of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Father of Twins
Corvette K-225
Movie · as Coxswain
So's Your Uncle
Movie · as Hotel Clerk
Tomorrow We Live
Movie · as Shorty
The Mummy's Tomb
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Movie · as Spectator (uncredited)
The Silver Bullet
Movie · as Rance Harris
Frisco Lil
Movie
Saboteur
Movie · as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld
Movie · as (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
Movie · as German soldier
The Cyclone Kid
Movie · as Henchman Ben Rankin
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Movie · as Bert Lawler
Raiders of the West
Movie · as Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
Arizona Terrors
Movie · as First Toll Collector Henchman
Sunset Serenade
Movie · as Martin Rider
In Old California
Movie · as Gold Strike Rider
Lady in a Jam
Movie · as Drunk (uncredited)
Bad Man of Deadwood
Movie · as Townsman
Billy the Kid's Range War
Movie · as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Movie · as Jeff
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Movie · as Fake Marshall
Sierra Sue
Movie · as Rancher Rex
The Phantom Cowboy
Movie · as Sheriff Ben Jeffers
Death Valley Outlaws
Movie · as Marshal Jim Collins
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Henchman Luke
Tonto Basin Outlaws
Movie · as Stanley, Jane's Editor
Nevada City
Movie · as Masked Henchman
Jesse James at Bay
Movie · as Henchman Gregg
The Grapes of Wrath
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
The Shadow
Movie · as Garage Henchman
Riders of Black Mountain
Movie · as Sheriff Clay Mathews
Under Texas Skies
Movie · as Jim Marsden
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Movie · as Henchman Buck
A Chump at Oxford
Movie · as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Rancho Grande
Movie · as Henchman Joe
The Trail Blazers
Movie · as Engineer Reynolds
One Man's Law
Movie · as Spike Hudkins
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Movie · as Evans
South of the Border
Movie · as Telegrapher
In Old Monterey
Movie · as Soldier
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Movie · as Ambulance Attendant
Land of Fighting Men
Movie · as Ed -Henchman
Swing It, Sailor!
Movie · as Interne
Professor Beware
Movie · as Reporter
Code of the Rangers
Movie · as Jack Strong
Desert Patrol
Movie · as Dan Drury
Midnight Intruder
Movie · as Track Spectator (uncredited)
The Silver Trail
Movie · as Bob Crandall
Heroes of the Alamo
Movie · as Colonel William B. Travis
The Mysterious Pilot
Movie · as "Kansas" Eby
Cavalcade of the West
Movie · as Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
Aces and Eights
Movie · as Jose Hernandez
Fast Bullets
Movie · as Jimmy
Roarin' Guns
Movie · as Jerry
Lightnin' Bill Carson
Movie · as Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
Fury Below
Movie · as Joe Norsen
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Movie · as Walter Jameson
Ten Laps to Go
Movie · as Larry Evans
Custer's Last Stand
Movie · as Kit Cardigan
Custer's Last Stand
Movie · as Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
Ridin' On
Movie · as Danny O'Neil
Rough Riding Ranger
Movie · as Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
The Man from Guntown
Movie · as Alan McArthur
Fighting Caballero
Movie · as Joaquin Florenz
Pals of the Range
Movie · as Steve Barton
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Movie · as Bill Bodie
Cyclone of the Saddle
Movie · as Andy
The Ghost Rider
Movie · as Dave
Inside Information
Movie · as Lloyd Wilson
The Monster Walks
Movie · as Ted Clayton
Midnight Morals
Movie · as Preen Lazetti
Cannonball Express
Movie · as Ned Logan
The Sign of the Wolf
Movie · as Tom
Chinatown After Dark
Movie · as Jim Bonner
In Old Cheyenne
Movie · as Jim the Cheyenne Kid
Is There Justice?
Movie · as Jerry Heath
Borrowed Wives
Movie · as Peter Foley
Hot Curves
Movie · as Jim Dolan
Sunny Skies
Movie · as Jim Grant
Troopers Three
Movie · as Eddie Haskins
The Utah Kid
Movie · as Cal Reynolds
Wings of Adventure
Movie · as Dave Kent
Two Sisters
Movie · as Allan Rhodes
The Younger Generation
Movie · as Eddie Lesser
Girls Who Dare
Movie · as Chet Randolf
When Dreams Come True
Movie · as Ben Shelby
Queen of the Chorus
Movie · as Billy Cooke
The Law of the Range
Movie · as Solitaire Kid
Stolen Love
Movie · as Bill
Broadway Daddies
Movie · as Richard Kennedy
Red Riders of Canada
Movie · as Pierre Duval
Riders of the Dark
Movie · as Jim Graham
The Phantom of the Turf
Movie · as John Nichols
The Outlaw Dog
Movie · as Bill Brady
The College Hero
Movie · as Jim Halloran
Moulders of Men
Movie · as Jim Barry
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
Movie · as Tom Clancy
Not for Publication
Movie · as Philip Hale
The Cancelled Debt
Movie · as Patrick Burke
The Last Alarm
Movie · as Tom
The Mystery Pilot
Movie · as Bob Jones
Somebody's Mother
Movie · as Peter
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
Movie · as The Spirit of the Bottle
The Last Edition
Movie · as Clarence Walker
Chalk Marks
Movie · as Bert Thompson
A Woman Who Sinned
Movie · as Her Son as an Adult